Welding Tips and Tricks

I've taken an interest in "Tiny Homes"
and found this video for a DIY heater.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2l4oekiuPY

For anyone interested in the more efficient "Rocket Stoves"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DXp1G5DySE

I definitely like the rocket stove design. Quite clever.

If I still lived in a northern climate, I'd have to build one.

I'm considering adapting the design for a boiler, to drive a small generator and produce distilled (or at least sanitary) water, though, as I live in hurricane country.

Steve S

Try this wood gas generator.
It's a simple design and it works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6e3CprVTi8

Otto Nobedder wrote:I definitely like the rocket stove design. Quite clever.
If I still lived in a northern climate, I'd have to build one.
I'm considering adapting the design for a boiler, to drive a small generator and produce distilled (or at least sanitary) water, though, as I live in hurricane country.
Steve S

I built a really nice rocket stove. Just foolin around one day so no pics but my best friend came over and fell in love with it so now it lives at his campsite. Its fun to take the time to buils something for yourself, even if you never do use it.

WerkSpace wrote:Try this wood gas generator.
It's a simple design and it works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6e3CprVTi8

Good stuff! I've seen them before; They were common in WWII, especially in Europe, due to gas rationing. Many cars and trucks were converted.
I'd never seen a good explanation or examples of the inner workings before.

While I'd been looking at steam for the distilled water benefit, this looks like it may be efficient enough, and I could get the additional gas cooling he mentions by using waste heat to run a small distillation unit for drinking/cooking water. If I could operate it with sticks in the same manner as the rocket stove, it would be perfect, as I live in the woods and the fuel would be free in an emergency (and already on the ground, after a hurricane!)

You've got me thinking, now.

Steve S

You should take advantage of the online FEMA resources.
http://soilandhealth.org/wp-content/upl ... oodgas.pdf
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/legosti/old/3022.pdf

Otto Nobedder wrote:

WerkSpace wrote:Try this wood gas generator.
It's a simple design and it works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6e3CprVTi8

Good stuff! I've seen them before; They were common in WWII, especially in Europe, due to gas rationing. Many cars and trucks were converted.
I'd never seen a good explanation or examples of the inner workings before.

While I'd been looking at steam for the distilled water benefit, this looks like it may be efficient enough, and I could get the additional gas cooling he mentions by using waste heat to run a small distillation unit for drinking/cooking water. If I could operate it with sticks in the same manner as the rocket stove, it would be perfect, as I live in the woods and the fuel would be free in an emergency (and already on the ground, after a hurricane!)

You've got me thinking, now.

Steve S

Perhaps redundant, but please do check out the 'Toxic hazrds' section in the docs above when building and using a wood-gas generator.

Under various conditions they can be lethal and should really only be operated outside in a very well ventilated area as the risk of CO (carbonmonxide) poisoning is very real on these and should not be under-estimated.

Bye, Arno.

I agree...
The same thing is true for a petroleum based engine.
Many people have been killed from exhaust fumes.
Gasoline fumes are harmful, even without combustion.

Arno wrote:Perhaps redundant, but please do check out the 'Toxic hazrds' section in the docs above when building and using a wood-gas generator. Under various conditions they can be lethal and should really only be operated outside in a very well ventilated area as the risk of CO (carbonmonxide) poisoning is very real on these and should not be under-estimated.
Bye, Arno.